Pinching myself! I'm teaching a workshop for Radio Slovenia w/ @samanthabroun.bsky.social. Monday, I'll intrvw Sam at Radio Slovenia's annual Avdio Festival about her project "Small True Things" for an episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social. In Ljubljana? Come see us! olaii.com/event/7830/a...

Question: What's your favorite audio essay? Something memoir-like. Maybe there's some sound in it. Maybe there are other voices. But, mostly, it's one person telling a story. Ideally, it's a story written by someone who doesn't typically make radio. Thoughts? Thanks!

“There is a completely other way to think about the structure of a story. You’re not staging the story as an argument, but as a sequence of events.” Hear more of Ira’s tips here: transom.org/2024/tips-to... @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social @prx.org

Years ago, Bianca Giaever listened to 546 audio tapes from the deceased poet Franz Wright. Her organization process was a bit all over the place. “It’s all a disaster,” Bianca told @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social on a past Sound School episode. Hear how Bianca made sense of hours and hours of tape:

Listen to the latest @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social episode to learn about alternatives to being too direct with your sound design. @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social brings up a past conversation with Jad Abumrad, formerly of Radiolab, to get some insight.

"I was down in the hold of this ship shoveling coal like a son of a bitch." - Joe Mankiewicz, writer/director "Cleopatra." A new season of "The Plot Thickens" from @tcmtv.bsky.social dropped today. A true "what-could-go-wrong-did-go-wrong" story. Hats off to the delightful team I worked with!

I am evangelical about scenes in stories. Come hear me preach at @radiobootcamp.bsky.social We'll listen to a lot of examples. Zoom in on what makes them tick. Discuss recording scenes. Brainstorm scenes for *your* stories, too. Sign up soon!

This is happening! You're ears won't believe it. "Cleopatra," the next season of "The Plot Thickens" from @tcmtv.bsky.social . So chuffed to have worked with such a splendid team! (Also, LOVE the Sex Pistols reference in the graphic!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

True story: I asked an @npr.org Morning Edition host at a local station if he missed reporting in the field. He said "No!" "Why?" "Because ANYTHING can happen!" What? That's the point! Join me for a workshop at @radiobootcamp.bsky.social that's all about getting the heck out of the studio.

Within days, the Senate will vote on legislation that would devastate public media. Call your Senators now and urge them to remove public media funding cuts from the rescissions package. bit.ly/3GqqF7y #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Within days, the US Senate will vote on legislation that would devastate public media. Call your Senators now and urge them to remove public media funding cuts from the rescissions package. bit.ly/3GqqF7y #ProtectMyPublicMedia

You will yell out loud "I can't believe that happened!" when you listen to "Cleopatra," the new season of "The Plot Thickens" from ‪@tcmtv.bsky.social‬. It's a wild ride and I had a wild time making it with the team at TPT.

Insane. The Resonate podcast festival is ALREADY sold out about 30 minutes after tics went on sale. Damn. Somehow, I managed to get a ticket. Woot! Hope to see y'all there! www.resonatepodfest.com

"Oh wait, what?! Rob's doing that thing again for Radio Boot Camp? I better sign up!" @radiobootcamp.bsky.social, @sherships.bsky.social radiobootcamp.org/classes/the-...

I'm evangelical about scenes in audio stories! Join me at @radiobootcamp.bsky.social to hear gospel! And, we'll talk about scenes in your next story. Sign up quickly. They often sell out! radiobootcamp.org/classes/the-...

A behind-the-scenes look at how the most recent season of Embedded by @npr.org was made?! Sign me up! In fact, I just did at @radiobootcamp.bsky.social. @sherships.bsky.social. @zachmack.bsky.social

Friends.... Do you have a fav application for capturing streaming videos on a desktop?

Coming up on The Sound School Podcast: "Amen, Chenjerai." The standing-room-only audience at On Air Fest hung on Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika's every word as he offered a kind-of sermon on how he dug deep and found his voice for "Empire City." @chenjerai.bsky.social @prx.org.

Audio recipe: • Laughter • Scene tape (stereo encouraged) • Choose one of 4 photo ingredients: Road closed, Amelia Earhart luggage, Office workers, or Smalls nightclub • Edit & mix until 3 minutes long • Submit to www.audioflux.org/circuit-05 by 4/1 @audioflux.bsky.social @jatomic.bsky.social

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